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Oscar Watch

As September sits upon us, those of us that study that art of Oscar, prepare for the onslaught that is the commencement of Oscar Season. It’s the time of year where a majority of the films that will wind up being nominated for the movie industry’s highest honor are released. […]

Christopher Nolan has proved one thing for certain with the opening of his World War II dazzler, Dunkirk. His name alone can open a movie with few or any stars above the film’s title on the marquee. The true story that celebrates English heroism at its highest order banked a […]

With 14 Academy Award nominations, one would think that this year’s Oscars are going to be all about La La Land. Yes, that is kind of true. But, there are 24 total awards given out on February 28, so that means 10 other categories where the words La La Land will not […]

The Academy Awards seem to have gotten more and more predictable over the years. Sure, last year Spotlight shocked many who never expected it to win Best Picture. But, for those of us who analyze this for a living, it was not such a shock. It was a look deeper […]

The Academy Award nominations have been announced and there were not too many shock and awe moments. When it comes to snubs, there is one that is seismic in its permeation throughout Hollywood. Arrival’s lead actress Amy Adams did not hear her name called this morning by the Academy of […]

The Academy Award nominations are due to be announced on Tuesday, January 24 over at the Oscar headquarters. The Movie Mensch’s Oscar Watch has zeroed in on the top five categories to make its surefire predictions — Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor. […]

Not to toot our horn, but Oscar Watch has had a pretty darn good track record predicting the winners of the Academy Awards. In fact, our percentage of categories picked correct has been between 75 and 85-percent. The 2016 Oscars are upon us (they will be handed out February 28) […]

The Movie Mensch’s Oscar Watch has given our readers our predictions for five of the biggest categories of the night, from Best Supporting Actor/Actress to Best Actor/Actress to Best Director. Now, it’s time to break out the big guns and enter our pick for who will win the top award […]

We have already stated that Leonardo DiCaprio will win Best Actor for The Revenant with one of our recent Oscar Watch columns. His helmer for that film, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, is currently the favorite to score his second Oscar for Best Director in a row after his work on last […]